may be solved tonight after authorities
found the body they believe is Jonathan
Blackwell.

The 33 year old former Marine has
ties to southside and
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News 7's Justin McLeod joins us now
with the details. Justin do we know
what led investigators to the body?

Natasha, we understand the sheriff's
department received a tip.
LIVE=Justin Full LIVE FULL
*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com Apparently, not only did that lead to
the body but it also produced a suspect
in this case.
ENG#=1 VO NAT

VO NAT This mystery started in October 2004
when Jonathan Blackwell disappeared
after leaving work at the Goodyear
Plant in Danville.
*CG locator Pittsylvania Co.

October 2004 A week later, Blackwell's burnt out
car was found in the woods just over
the border in Pittsylvania County.

Investigators got a break this week
when they received a tip his body was
buried in a barn in Guilford County.

This morning, his body was found
about 30 yards from that barn.

Blackwell's family members were still
hopeful he would turn up alive so as
you might imagine they're taking this
news pretty hard.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL 3:11

INQ=Well at the time

*CG 2line Mary Blackwell
Jonathan's Mother MARY BLACKWELL/JONATHAN'S MOTHER: WELL
AT THE TIME IT KINDA KNOCKED THE WIND
RIGHT OUT OF ME AND I HAD TO GATHER
MYSELF AND HAD TO ACCEPT IT BECAUSE YOU
KNOW I DIDN'T WANT TO ACCEPT IT BUT
WHEN YOU IT COMES FACE TO FACE YOU HAVE
TO ACCEPT.
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OQ=you have to accept

VO NAT VO NAT

The Rockingham County Sheriff would

not say what the motive was in this
case.
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LIVE=Justin Full LIVE FULL

Now, there is late word tonight of an
arrest in connection with this murder.
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Christmas shopping at Valley View Mall,
you can breath a sigh of relief.....
ENG#=1 VO-NAT 14

VO-NAT Both shoplifting and thefts are down

this year.

These are the numbers from January
first through December 14th of last
year compared to the same time period

this year.

But police are still reminding
shoppers not to leave valuables in the
car.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL

SOT FULL 4:02
INQ=PEOPLE HAVE ALARMS

*CG 2line Sgt. Brent Asbury
Roanoke Police SGT. BRENT ASBURY/ROANOKE POLICE:
PEOPLE HAVE ALARMS ON THEIR CARS BUT
THE THIEVES UNDERSTAND MOST PEOPLE
IGNORE CAR ALARMS. THEY'LL SMASH THE
WINDOW GRAB STUFF AND BE GONE WITH IT.
the best SUGGESTION I CAN GIVE PEOPLE
IS DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING IN PLAIN VIEW
THAT MAKES YOU A TARGET. RUNS 12
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OQ=you a targetT

VO-NAT VO-NAT 13 plus

*CG locator Roanoke Police are now patrolling the entire
Valley View shopping area on bicycles.

They say it helps them catch
shoplifters who are trying to get away
with merchandise-- and has also kept
car break-ins down.
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The governor announced his plans
for about a billion dollars of
unappropriated money today.

He suggests using half of it for
one- time road- and- rail fixes-- that
includes getting more trucks off I- 81.

Some House Republicans believe
that's not enough, but this year, there
could be some compromise on using bonds
to fund the state's transportation
woes.
ENG#=4 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=If we're going to do bonds on
transportation

*CG 2line Gov. Tim Kaine
QUICK!!

*CG 2line Del. Morgan Griffith
(R) Salem 1:29:50 GOV. TIM KAINE: IF WE'RE GOING
:05 TO DO BONDS ON TRANSPORTATION I'M OPEN
TO THAT, WE JUST GOTTA FIND A REVENUE
SOURCE THAT WILL BACK 'EM UP.

1:43:52 DEL. MORGAN GRIFFITH/(R) SALEM:
WE MAY HAVE TO COMPROMISE ON SOME
THINGS, BUT WE'VE MADE IT CLEAR THAT
WE'RE NOT GOING TO COMPROMISE ON A
MASSIVE TAX INCREASE TO THE PEOPLE OF
VIRGINIA.
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OQ=tax increase to the people of
Virginia.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Kaine also set aside money to
complete the Southwest Virginia
Technology Development Center in
Russell County.

Lawmakers will consider Kaine's
amendments when they return to Richmond
next month.
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*CG locator Radford
File Tape The clinics were supposed to close for
good on December 21st. But in a
statement to News 7, Radford University
says it decided to extend the date to
January 25 to best allow patients time
to find alternative providers.

The University will only provide care
at the campus location during this
time.
(END VO) (END VO)

But organizers say it's time to
expand... with dental care.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke Co.

So far, 36 local dentists have agreed
to see patients in their offices for
free as part of the program. They will
be offering limited dental care to
people between the ages of 19 and 64.
ENG#=3 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=There is a huge shortage of dental
opportunities

*CG 2line Dr. Greg Wright
Wright Dental Associates
:00

*CG 2line Dawn Bush
Patient THERE IS A HUGE SHORTAGE OF DENTAL
:06 OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE IN
ROANOKE WHO DON'T HAVE INSURANCE

PROJECT ACCESS HAS BEEN A BLESSING TO
US. SO I HOPE MORE PEOPLE WILL TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF IT AND KNOW IT'S THERE FOR
THEM
RUNS=18 (END SOT)

OQ=it's there for them

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Project Access is hoping more dentists

will sign up so they can continue to
fill the gap in the community for
people in desperate need of emergency
dental care.
(END VO) (END VO)

OQ=reporting from Washington. << --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--
(END SOT) --TRACK-- FOR YEARS THE NUMBER OF WOMEN

DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER KEPT
INCREASING... THEN SUDDENLY IN 2003
ABOUT 14-THOUSAND FEWER WOMEN WERE
DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE. THE
PREVIOUS YEAR -- 2002 -- HEALTH
OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THAT HORMONE
REPLACEMENT THERAPY -- THE MEDICINE
USED TO HELP WOMEN THROUGH MENOPAUSE --
INCREASED THE RISK OF MANY HEALTH
PROBLEMS INCLUDING INVASIVE BREAST
CANCER. MILLIONS OF WOMEN STOPPED
TAKING THE MEDICINE. EXPERTS BELIEVE
THE TWO EVENTS ARE CONNECTED... --SOT--

it appears that the women who stopped
really are having less of a risk of
developing breast cancer --TRACK-- FOR
CANCER EXPERTS IT ADDS UP: SOME TYPES
OF BREAST CANCER ARE FUELED BY ESTROGEN
AND THEY ARE THE ONES THAT DECLINED THE
MOST IN THIS STUDY. --SOT-- if you stop

this therapy and it's fueling the
cancer, the cancer stops growing and
its not detected. It may still be

there, but it's not detected, and
that's not bad because cancers that are
not detected and are slowly growing are
probably not harmful and probably are
not going to kill you. --TRACK-- BUT
THAT IS THE QUESTION RAISED BY THE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND OTHER
GROUPS: IS THERE STILL CANCER IN THESE
WOMEN THAT IS JUST TOO SMALL TO BE
DETECTED BUT WILL GROW LARGER IN THE
NEXT FEW YEARS. IN OTHER WORDS, IS
DIAGNOSIS JUST BEING DELAYED? THAT'S
SOMETHING RESEARCHERS WON'T KNOW FOR
SURE UNTIL THEY GET THE NUMBERS FROM
2004 AND 2005. I'M CHRISTY FEIG,
REPORTING FROM WASHINGTON >>

at 10. We start tonight at Eastern
Montgomery High School for a little
ladies night at the hoop. The Mustangs
hosted Fort Chiswell and first year
head coach Kristen Williams.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Elliston
Pioneers vs. Mustangs Williams has restored a winning
:00 attitude to a program that won just 4
times all last season.

The Pioneers got off on the
right foot as Kendra Vaughn rings up
the long 2 point jumper from the wing.

But the Mustangs hung tough
working the rock down low to Ashley
Wells who buries the turnaround along
the baseline.
*CG final Fort Chiswell
63 There wasn't nearly enough of
Eastern Montgomery that though. The Chis got
47 this drive from Carissa Samani and went
on to win it 63 to 47.

The big story of the
night--Tech women's Coach Beth
Dunkenberger was on hand to have her
jersey retired. The 1984 Shawsville
grad was the first female to score a
thousand points at the school. A three
year starter, Dunkenberger was an all
Mountain Empire District player 3 times
and played collegiately at
Randolph-Macon.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
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questions for you: what do you do, and
how do you do it? I'm a stock broker.
Stock broker, oh. I'm gonna let you
hang on to my car for the weekend, but
I'm gonna need it back for Monday. Feed
the meter. (laughter) -TRACK- CHRIS
GARDNER DREAMS OF ONE DAY.. HAVING IT
ALL. BUT FOR NOW.. HE'D BE HAPPY TO
JUST PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY. -NAT- I
need the rent, I can't wait anymore, I
need you outta here in the morning. You
gotta trust me, all right? I trust you.
'Cause I'm getting a better job.
-TRACK- "THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS" IS
RATED PG-13. -EFF- -NAT- Gather my
army. Leave no one alive. -TRACK- IN A
TIME OF DARKNESS.. A HERO IS NEEDED.

CAN A YOUNG MAN SAVE AN EMPIRE? -NAT-
One false move and everything is lost.
I'm the rider and I say we go. -TRACK-
THE FANTASY FILM "ERAGON" IS RATED PG.
-EFF- -NAT- Pig's out, pig's out. Run,
pig, run! Be free. -TRACK- WHEN A PIG
FINDS OUT HIS DAYS ARE NUMBERED, WHO IN
THE WORLD..RATHER.. THE BARN.. CAN HELP
SAVE HIM? -NAT- My name is Charlotte.
Charlotte A. Cavatica Great name.
-TRACK- BASED ON THE CHILDREN'S BOOK,
"CHARLOTTE'S WEB" IS RATED G. -TRACK-
FOR NOW SHOWING, I'M MICHELLE WRIGHT.
>>